BinckBank Tour results & GC: Tim Wellens wins in Houffalize

Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) won stage four of the BinckBank Tour in Houffalize today.

The 28-year-old beat Marc Hirschi (Team Sunweb) into second, with Laurens De Plus (Jumbo Visma) finishing five seconds back in the 96.2km stage.

“Today, the second part of the BinckBank Tour kicked off with a stage that could possibly be decisive,” said Wellens.

“We tried to make it a hard race today. When I was riding alone at the front for a moment, I dropped back because I was wasting energy. A few moments later, I still felt strong enough to respond to the acceleration of De Plus and go to the line together with him and Hirschi.

“Due to the short distance, I was a little afraid that time differences would remain limited, but eventually we worked together really well. I get on great with De Plus so we would make sure one of us could take the stage, but eventually it was a sprint man to man.”

Wellens also takes the overall lead, with Hirschi four seconds behind and De Plus third.

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Tim Wellens won stage four of the BinckBank Tour in Houffalize today. Photo: A.S.O./Alex Broadway